Healthy Eating Habits for Food Industry in Portugal

Authors

  • Renato Lopes da Costa ISCTE BRU-Business Research Unit
  • Isabel Miguel Universidade de Coimbra
  • Leandro Pereira ISCTE
  • Alvaro Dias ISCTE
  • Rui Gonçalves PIAGET Almada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi66.80

Keywords:

Business strategy, Healthy eating, organic food, food retail, consumption factors

Abstract

Although there are several studies around the world that seek to identify the healthy eating habits of consumers and their consumption patterns, in Portugal this is a subject that is still scarcely explored, which does not allow for the understanding of these patterns for future reference when comparing with other international realities. Supported by a sample of 282 questionnaires and 15 interviews to substantiate the current analysis, it was possible to identify a set of information that will allow managers in the healthy food sector to define any new strategies pursuant to attaining sustainable competitive advantages for their business.

Author Biographies

Renato Lopes da Costa, ISCTE BRU-Business Research Unit

Renato Lopes da Costa. PhD in General Management, Strategy and Business Development at ISCTE (Portugal) has published articles in several journals in the East, the United States, Canada, Africa, South America and Portugal. He is currently a researcher and member of the Scientific Council of the BRU-UNIDE and professor at ISCTE where guides master's and PhD theses and teaches Business Strategy. Since 2016 is the MscBA director in ISCTE, master listed on finantial times report. During the school year 2013/2014 he started as a guest professor at the Military Academy.

Isabel Miguel, Universidade de Coimbra

Master Science at Universidade de Coimbra

Alvaro Dias, ISCTE

Full Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at Universidade Lusófona/TRIE and ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal. He holds two Ph.Ds. one in Management and Marketing and another in Tourism, Postdoctoral studies in Management, MSc in Strategy, and MBA in International Business. He has over 26 years of teaching experience. He has had several visiting positions in different countries and institutions including Brazil, Angola, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Poland, and Finland. Professor Dias has produced extensive research in the field of Tourism and Management. His work has published Current Issues in Tourism, J. Sustainable Tourism, J. Brand Management or Bus. Process Management J.

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Lopes da Costa, R., Miguel, I., Pereira, L., Dias, A., & Gonçalves, R. (2023). Healthy Eating Habits for Food Industry in Portugal. RPER, (66), 133–152. https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi66.80

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